Conduct mass Testing of Labourers, Non-local Beggars entering Kashmir: Grand Mufti Nasir-Ul Islam

Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam express serious concern over the reports that a large number of non-J&K beggars and labourers are entering Kashmir without undergoing the mandatory Covid tests urged the J&K administration that to order a highest level of probe how such a huge number of people are landing in the Valley without Covid tests. He said that if the reports about non-J&K labourers and beggars entering Kashmir without undergoing mandatory Covid screening is true, the move will further aggravate the Covid situation prevailing in the Kashmir Valley and pose…

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In absence of lockdown and Virus being more communicable, infecti is spreading fast within families: Kashmir experts

In the second wave, coronavirus is spreading fast within families as compared to the previous year, health experts in Kashmir say. More and more families, with all or most of the members, are getting infected as people living in close spaces, particularly in Srinagar, are more prone to contracting Covid. “The virus during this wave is more communicable. That is the reason that the number of cases is rising immediately and virus is spreading fast within families. This year, a Covid patient’s chances of infecting others are more than last…

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170 Localities across Kashmir Valley declared micro-containment zones

In order to prevent the COVID-19 cases from spreading, over 170 localities and areas Micro Containment Zones and Containment Zones have been declared across Kashmir. According to the data collected by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) a total of 173 areas have been notified as the Micro Containment and Containments zones in the ten districts of Kashmir region. Most of the Micro Containment Zones and Containment Zones are in Srinagar with officials informing that 13 areas in the summer capital have been notified as Containment Zones while 47 have…

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